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HILDA BARKER Obituary
She graduated from Gardiner High School, class of 1936. She married Albert B. Barker Jr., also, of Gardiner in 1940, and they moved to Chicago where Albert was serving in the Navy. They returned to Portland after the war and would eventually move to Yarmouth in 1956.
Hilda was very active in the First Baptist Church of Yarmouth, the Eastern Star, serving on the board of Rainbow Girls and was a member of the Village Improvement Society. She was an office manager at Eastland Shoe, then Westland Shoe and retired from L.L. Bean in 1982 as a payroll manager. The town of Yarmouth acquired 23 acres of land from Hilda that is now known as the Barker Preserve.
She enjoyed cross-stitching, knitting, reading inspirational books and playing bingo. Hilda was always ready to go out and about on a moment's notice. Some believe that between her and her good friend, Vera Kaulback, they knew every restaurant in the state of Maine. Hilda especially enjoyed spending time with her sisters and being "upta" camp at "Barker's Bunkhouse".
Hilda is survived by her daughter, Patricia Clockedile and her husband Sterlin; her son-in-law Robert North; her daughter, Deborah Will; her son James Barker; her daughter Cynthia Finamore and her husband Randall; 11 grandchildren, Sandy, Rob, Jenn, Jeff, Chris, Tim, Alex, Peter, Abby, Jake and Charity; five great-grandchildren, Olivia, Elise, Tucker, Felix and Bentley; as well as a very large extended family. She was predeceased by her husband Albert in 1975, her daughter Karen North in 2001 and her son-in-law Bill Will in 2009.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bartlett Street, Gardiner with the Rev. John Dunn Jr. officiating. A reception will follow. Please visit www.lindquistfuneralhome.com to share condolences, memories and tributes with her family.
It is very important to the family that donations (instead of flowers) be made in Hilda's memory to Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, Brain Injury Program, 353 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, ME 04101 or to a charity of your choice.
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July 25, 2013
I am so sorry to learn of Hilda's death. I had the privilege of getting to know her while visiting my mother at Hawthorne House. Hilda was so very kind to my mother.
Please accept my sincere condolences for your loss.
Penny Gage
July 17, 2013
Jim and family,
So very sorry to hear of the loss of your mom...My heart goes out to you all..
July 16, 2013
Cliff and I are so sorry for your loss. We hope you can hold special memories of her in your heart until you meet again. Love, Dorothy and Cliff Anderson
Sally Boggs
July 16, 2013
Bob and I are so sorry for your loss. Jim always had such wonderful stories to tell about his mom.
Retirement from L.L.Bean, 1982
Lew & Ruth Porter
July 16, 2013
We want to send Hilda's family our sincere and heartfelt sympathy for your loss. As is usually the case, we lose touch with so many people we've worked with over these many years - but we still think of so many memories every now and then, and Hilda was one of those memories. God's blessings on each of you. And Godspeed Hilda.
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